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1989 Map of Seaside Park

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Seaside Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The Barnegat Peninsula and its dense coastal settlements dominate this late 20th-century survey, showcasing the intense development of the New Jersey shoreline between Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The tight residential grids of Seaside Heights, Lavallette, and Seaside Park are clearly defined, contrasting with the preserved natural areas at Island Beach State Park to the south and Cattus Island County Park on the western shore of the bay.

Logistical connections are central to the landscape, specifically the twin spans of the J Stanley Tunney Bridge and Thomas A Mathis Bridge that tether Pelican Island and the barrier beach to the mainland. The map documents public infrastructure of the era, from the Seaside Sch to the Muni Bldg, while tracing the complex marshlands and thoroughfares of the inner bay, such as Broad Thoroughfare and Great Swan Bay.